KJV King James Version
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
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John 15:9
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.
WEB World English Bible
Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love.
ASV American Standard Version
Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide ye in my love.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
According as the Father did love me, I also loved you, remain in my love;
Surrounding context — John 15
6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast [them] into the fire, and they are burned.
7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and [that] your joy might be full.
12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καθὼςG2531 · kathōsas/just asἠγάπησένG25 · agapaōto loveμεG3165 · memeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατήρ,G3962 · patērfatherκἀγὼG1473 · egōI/weὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouἠγάπησα·G25 · agapaōto loveμείνατεG3306 · menōto stayἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀγάπῃG26 · agapēloveτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐμῇ.G1473 · egōI/we
Cross-references
John 17:23-24I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.John 17:26And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare [it]: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.1 John 2:28And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.Revelation 1:5And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,John 15:13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.John 15:11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and [that] your joy might be full.Ephesians 3:18May be able to comprehend with all saints what [is] the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;Jude 1:20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
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